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Compare Latvia and Nepal health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Nepal NEPAL
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    		  
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    2010
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2015
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    Age 5
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    		  
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    Age 10
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    Age 15
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    		  
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    Age 20
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    		  
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    Age 25
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    		  
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    Age 30
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    		  
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    Age 35
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    		  
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    Age 40
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    		  
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    Age 45
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    		  
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    Age 50
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    		  
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    Age 55
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    		  
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    Age 60
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    		  
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    Age 65
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    		  
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    Age 70
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    		  
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    Age 75
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    		  
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    Age 80
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    		  
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    Age 85
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    Age 90
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    215.40
    15
    		  
    97.85
    73
    2. Stroke
    94.58
    83
    		  
    90.33
    88
    3. Hypertension
    28.91
    23
    		  
    20.77
    51
    4. Prostate Cancer
    27.22
    29
    		  
    1.35
    171
    5. Lung Cancers
    26.92
    34
    		  
    11.92
    87
    6. Inflammatory/Heart
    24.20
    7
    		  
    8.17
    78
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    22.07
    102
    		  
    29.96
    78
    8. Breast Cancer
    21.32
    42
    		  
    8.13
    159
    9. Suicide
    18.10
    21
    		  
    24.48
    8
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.71
    20
    		  
    2.80
    158
    11. Liver Disease
    15.86
    85
    		  
    20.00
    66
    12. Stomach Cancer
    14.20
    26
    		  
    5.60
    89
    13. Ovary Cancer
    10.92
    3
    		  
    5.13
    63
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    10.28
    6
    		  
    1.03
    146
    15. Alcohol
    9.41
    8
    		  
    0.63
    97
    16. Cervical Cancer
    8.35
    79
    		  
    13.03
    55
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.19
    139
    		  
    22.32
    50
    18. Other Injuries
    7.85
    119
    		  
    14.91
    65
    19. Drownings
    7.66
    34
    		  
    2.58
    102
    20. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7.54
    163
    		  
    63.82
    55
    21. Lymphomas
    7.41
    25
    		  
    3.97
    107
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.46
    38
    		  
    1.36
    138
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    6.08
    120
    		  
    9.08
    73
    24. Uterin Cancer
    5.91
    11
    		  
    0.40
    168
    25. Lung Disease
    5.89
    165
    		  
    100.69
    3
    26. Kidney Disease
    5.56
    147
    		  
    20.83
    30
    27. Oral Cancer
    5.39
    36
    		  
    6.22
    22
    28. Bladder Cancer
    5.03
    14
    		  
    1.44
    116
    29. Leukemia
    4.98
    35
    		  
    3.39
    103
    30. Birth Trauma
    4.79
    77
    		  
    10.46
    57
    31. Violence
    4.77
    93
    		  
    2.48
    119
    32. Skin Cancers
    4.62
    5
    		  
    0.18
    170
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    2.49
    91
    34. Fires
    4.11
    66
    		  
    4.66
    57
    35. HIV/AIDS
    3.93
    94
    		  
    17.52
    57
    36. Liver Cancer
    3.86
    126
    		  
    0.94
    172
    37. Falls
    3.75
    113
    		  
    7.63
    60
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.43
    69
    		  
    14.34
    12
    39. Drug Use
    3.41
    27
    		  
    0.21
    148
    40. Other Neoplasms
    2.48
    94
    		  
    1.11
    147
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.47
    141
    		  
    3.22
    126
    42. Tuberculosis
    2.35
    108
    		  
    27.80
    43
    43. Poisonings
    1.77
    69
    		  
    6.76
    10
    44. Epilepsy
    1.68
    96
    		  
    5.29
    46
    45. Low Birth Weight
    1.44
    159
    		  
    13.88
    52
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.28
    126
    		  
    9.26
    26
    47. Skin Disease
    0.93
    114
    		  
    2.85
    63
    48. Asthma
    0.81
    145
    		  
    18.99
    13
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.78
    131
    		  
    1.13
    112
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.70
    27
    		  
    0.17
    115
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,623
    36.33
    		  
    17,107
    10.79
    2. Stroke
    4,327
    16.33
    		  
    15,333
    9.67
    3. Hypertension
    1,226
    4.63
    		  
    3,584
    2.26
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    994
    3.75
    		  
    5,270
    3.32
    5. Lung Cancers
    981
    3.71
    		  
    2,235
    1.41
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    740
    2.79
    		  
    527
    0.33
    7. Inflammatory/Heart
    722
    2.73
    		  
    1,509
    0.95
    8. Stomach Cancer
    540
    2.04
    		  
    1,065
    0.67
    9. Breast Cancer
    469
    1.77
    		  
    865
    0.55
    10. Suicide
    449
    1.69
    		  
    5,572
    3.51
    11. Liver Disease
    434
    1.64
    		  
    3,859
    2.43
    12. Prostate Cancer
    411
    1.55
    		  
    103
    0.07
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    408
    1.54
    		  
    192
    0.12
    14. Alzheimers/Dementia
    311
    1.17
    		  
    233
    0.15
    15. Lymphomas
    276
    1.04
    		  
    781
    0.49
    16. Alcohol
    257
    0.97
    		  
    127
    0.08
    17. Lung Disease
    241
    0.91
    		  
    17,186
    10.84
    18. Kidney Disease
    239
    0.90
    		  
    3,994
    2.52
    19. Influenza and Pneumonia
    237
    0.89
    		  
    13,106
    8.27
    20. Ovary Cancer
    236
    0.89
    		  
    523
    0.33
    21. Bladder Cancer
    220
    0.83
    		  
    251
    0.16
    22. Other Injuries
    214
    0.81
    		  
    3,407
    2.15
    23. Leukemia
    189
    0.71
    		  
    820
    0.52
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    181
    0.68
    		  
    5,036
    3.18
    25. Skin Cancers
    179
    0.68
    		  
    33
    0.02
    26. Oral Cancer
    172
    0.65
    		  
    1,177
    0.74
    27. Drownings
    168
    0.64
    		  
    696
    0.44
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    166
    0.63
    		  
    466
    0.29
    29. Liver Cancer
    150
    0.56
    		  
    177
    0.11
    30. Uterin Cancer
    143
    0.54
    		  
    38
    0.02
    31. Cervical Cancer
    142
    0.54
    		  
    1,368
    0.86
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    131
    0.49
    		  
    2,646
    1.67
    33. Violence
    122
    0.46
    		  
    639
    0.40
    34. Falls
    122
    0.46
    		  
    1,502
    0.95
    35. Fires
    116
    0.44
    		  
    1,218
    0.77
    36. Other Neoplasms
    106
    0.40
    		  
    218
    0.14
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    91
    0.34
    		  
    2,582
    1.63
    38. HIV/AIDS
    84
    0.32
    		  
    4,066
    2.56
    39. Drug Use
    83
    0.31
    		  
    49
    0.03
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    81
    0.31
    		  
    679
    0.43
    41. Tuberculosis
    64
    0.24
    		  
    5,506
    3.47
    42. Birth Trauma
    60
    0.23
    		  
    3,552
    2.24
    43. Poisonings
    49
    0.18
    		  
    1,620
    1.02
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    49
    0.18
    		  
    1,727
    1.09
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    39
    0.15
    		  
    187
    0.12
    46. Epilepsy
    38
    0.15
    		  
    1,035
    0.65
    47. Skin Disease
    36
    0.14
    		  
    528
    0.33
    48. Asthma
    33
    0.12
    		  
    3,384
    2.13
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    28
    0.10
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Multiple Sclerosis
    20
    0.08
    		  
    34
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Latvia LATVIA   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    27.22
    29
    		  
    1.35
    171
    2. Lung Cancers
    26.92
    34
    		  
    11.92
    87
    3. Breast Cancer
    21.32
    42
    		  
    8.13
    159
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.71
    20
    		  
    2.80
    158
    5. Stomach Cancer
    14.20
    26
    		  
    5.60
    89
    6. Ovary Cancer
    10.92
    3
    		  
    5.13
    63
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    10.28
    6
    		  
    1.03
    146
    8. Cervical Cancer
    8.35
    79
    		  
    13.03
    55
    9. Lymphomas
    7.41
    25
    		  
    3.97
    107
    10. Uterin Cancer
    5.91
    11
    		  
    0.40
    168
    11. Oral Cancer
    5.39
    36
    		  
    6.22
    22
    12. Bladder Cancer
    5.03
    14
    		  
    1.44
    116
    13. Leukemia
    4.98
    35
    		  
    3.39
    103
    14. Skin Cancers
    4.62
    5
    		  
    0.18
    170
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    2.49
    91
    16. Liver Cancer
    3.86
    126
    		  
    0.94
    172
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.